The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-03
NEWS OF THE tHEA1REs.

maknined memories or course both the acting and
tho pieces generally much better than then In
sort Of art has the advance been seader further
than IN stage Representations This fact will doubtless
be demonstrated at the Windsor when the final week Of
the windsor's summer will be given mp to re.
vtval Of old Bowory plays Mrs W. O. Jones Maurice b.
Pike, Mile ssokett (Mrs Phe) Joseph p. Winter j. r.
Tahe, and Charles Foster among the Bowery favor
ties Of long ago who are 10 figure In the Pike
began the Bowery hrtythree years ago; his wife as
child At Barnums Museum In 1906 Winter IA an ANA.
tsur hers In 1853, and Mrs Jones In si5. Hero will
be opportunities 10 see exactly what 1t was that DO.
lighted the Bowory aquarter Of century ago and tho
performances IL disappointing In way, are hound
to be interesting in another Some OF tho plays are in
deed antique. Among them II Tho Irishmans Home"
which first presented at the old Bowery Sept O.
1884 when Mrs Prtchard for her benefit played Bddv
"Eick Of tho Woods" which 10 also to be seen, has
thrilled playgoers ever since Feb g. 1883 when
originally acted at tho Bowery.
the McCaul singers . fair chance to rehearse "In-
diana" with the score of which some OF their number
not familiar, because they not In the first city
performance Of II at the Star. In tho Laura
Joyce Dsby Bell and Bdwin W. Hon will have leading
roles Ali three have lately been In Col McCaula Bal.
timore troupe For Indiana" which will be presented
July II, costumes and frcsh scenery prom.
isod. Tho opera will run 4 fortnight and then "The
BeEgar STUDENT will be heard Other probable REVEALS
are Prince Methusaiem" and 1.-THE Merry War" both
and the Aronsons In harmony. Tho Merry War"
win be gratefully remembered because Francis
Wilson his frat chance for comic hit here Franz Won
suppes opera "The Bellman" will not be tried by
McCaun much before Sept 1. Marion Manola Mould.
Annie Myers John e. Brand and Jen D'Angelis will APP
pear in Indiana" Laura Joyce and her husband come
the city from Baltimore where they have been play
ing with the other McCaull troupe. Meanwhile Kitty
Cheatham has Joined the Baltimore party to sing the
FsLka role there.
Tho coryphees In tho Fall of Babylon" have been bot
ter handled since the opening night and that specta
In devoid of tho comic sights which marked its nrst
performance. Other fsults have disappeared. Tho
scenery quickly and smoothly, there abundant
life In the paseantA and the electric lights In excel
lent working order Yesterday matinee was held, and
another II announced for tomorrow. Fortunately no
rain storms have yet occurred TO disturb the presenta
ton Of the Biblical pantomime. Thedring OF large
ballet was heavy Job Prior to the opening Sun
porter went into theatre when detachment of the
army now performing Staten Island were practising
One Of the yougsr Kirafys led them They seemed to
be training for krasshoppera Tho agile krafy would
anathematss them In German, French, Polish. and
Italian, and % his opinion was not lost
girl. Then no would 60 to the second entrance,
and come down tho stage with show Of many legs
in the air and II ho had been \ eentpede windmill
In blizzard couldn't have moro aerial action. Up
would rush the whole company and try to reproduce
that flying entrance Then the kiralfy would
select particularly stn and tall girl and fat girl who
bounced and put the pair through their PAGES Then
altogether and the shouting and ramping the ttteng
NJ Rshsi n,.d c.rn.n,.rci,S vo,c. IN. r..on.n,
steam eagle oonversed with painter in tho dies A
violnist scraped It signal from Kirafy. In wing
two men fought combat under the supervision Of
third who knock Cd lager beer mug the bottom Of
his chuir: 1.-TWO down-thrust-up one" and the per.
spring combatants FLASHED. A woman looked and
never ceased her work. With hand she held tho
fat she sQuatted suddenly, until she bow legged
dwarf three feet high and then sprang back to her full
height and unE her right leg into the air until her
pointed too was even with her nose She squated rose
and kicked her ief leg in like and this she did
continuously for an hour, while dozen moro girls In
short calico skirts did the same thing
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With the Tichborne Claimant who Is an interesting IL
plau spoken orator. Hercat the magician managar and
is m nsdss as well the Old London Street In doing
we'll
There Is little decrease In the popularity OF the Monitor
and Merrimac naval oatte NJ Madison avenue and FIFTY
Nnios ana the GRAND opera Honse closed Tor tho sea
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,ner ,.,.on at IN. Grand nras- M.,th,w, pnns. :.
believed 10 bav. be.n f.,rlv .ucc,s.,ul
READERS OF the explanation OF some OF Hermanns
trcks have written to know how other
feats OF the are done Several queries
late to Hermann act which may DO thus described:
the Snowman oorroWed TWO handkerchief one from a
lady ana the was cheap coored ono that he had
given to young man before coming into the theatre.
Putting the wand under his arm ne concealed the
ladys handkerchief and took out another white ono
Then he told tho pretty young woman to mark
the handkerchies wh,ch no heid toward her.
round hole big "a saucer Tho handk erchiers were
laid on plates sprinkled with alcohol and fred The
piece from tho colored was laid on the white
handkerchief and Vice versa Tho flames were smsth-
cred ana the emsers taken tho table by tho gentle
In black, who showed them into hole and picked
NO two others Each Of these was patched with piece
Of the other. He said mistake Ho rolled them
into ball palmed them In his right hand and put them
c,os.d ,St hand with thu wand and r.turn.d ,hs and
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